Each week, Ben Hopkinson looks back at a serious, crazy, and happy news story from the past week.
Serious News
The new Labour government have asked London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, to build more than double the homes across the capital each year.
The new target sits at approximately 80,000 homes, more than double the 35,000 actually built last year.
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Angela Rayner told Parliament that the mayor was “determined to rise” to “a huge ask”.
The mayor has said that he had “smashed” the government target of starting work on 116,000 affordable homes across his two terms as mayor – in the process using £4.8billion from Whitehall.
A City Hall spokesperson says: “Sadiq is proud that London has built the most number of council homes since the 1970s and completed more homes of any kind since the 1930s”.
Crazy News
King Charles III has bestowed a royal title on a rare golden goat breed.
The breed – which is known for its connection to the island of Guernsey – will now be called the Royal Golden Guernsey Goat across the entire planet.
Along with giving the title, during the King's visit to the island, he also petted the goat and complimented the shade of its pale blonde coat.
The goat are classed as 'at risk' on the Rare Breeds Watchlist while being both friendly and docile and even producing good milk too.
Owner of eight-year-old Summerville Tamsin (the goat chosen to represent the breed), Rebecca Martin, said: “Hopefully this will raise awareness for the breed”.
Happy News
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a £2million investment package in activities in the hope of moving thousands of young people away from violence and into sporting and togetherness across the summer holidays.
The funding has been allocated into the mayor's Violence Reduction Unit, and will be directed to the areas of the capital most hit by crime. Activities include sport, music production, mentoring as well as employment opportunities.
Violence Reduction Unit director, Lib Peck, says: “The summer holidays are a really important period in a young person’s life. It should be a time to explore, to have fun and to build and make friendships. We’re committed to investing in young people and giving them the opportunities they deserve because we firmly believe that violence is preventable, not inevitable.”
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